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K-12 Statistics Page

Innovative, standards-based, technology-intensive mathematics and science instruction at the K-16 levels. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ladybug mazes

This Internet Mathematics Excursion is based on an E-example from the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. In this activity, students will plan a series of moves that will navigate a ladybug through a maze. Their plans will turn the ladybug... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Learning about length, perimeter, area, and volume of similar objects using interactive figures: Side length and area of similar figures

This two-part example illustrates how students can learn about the length, perimeter, area, and volume of similar objects using dynamic figures. In this part, Side Length and Area of Similar Figures, the user can manipulate the side lengths of one of two... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Looking for patterns

In this lesson, the teacher guides students through a discovery of geometry. Students explore Euler's Theorem, a way of calculating the number of faces, edges, and vertices of geometric solids. Students will: Identify, compare, and analyze... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan

Provided by: Illuminations

Making a shape jacket

Students identify which geometric solids can be made from given nets and create nets for common geometric solids. Illuminations provides all resources necessary for completing this activity. Students will: Analyze characteristics and... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Making rectangles

In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Ladybug Adventures — Learning Geometry and Measurement Concepts,” students use their knowledge of numbers, measurement and geometry to plan the steps necessary for a ladybug... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Making triangles

In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Ladybug Adventures — Learning Geometry and Measurement Concepts,” students use 45- and 90-degree angles to create triangles and develop an understanding of the relationship... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Making virtual triangles

This lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Investigating Shapes: Recognizing, Constructing, and Identifying Triangles,” students identify and recognize triangles using multiple representations interactive electronic geoboards... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Mapping all of me

In this lesson, students use the knowledge and skills gained from a previous lesson by placing yarn strips appropriately on 4' x 3' strips of paper and drawing around them to create a map of their body. Then the students use directional and positional words... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

The Math Forum

An outstanding site for mathematics instruction on the internet, sponsored by Drexel University, Math Forum provides resources, materials, and activities for both students and educators. The site is user friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Drexel University School of Education

Measurement terms

This lesson introduces relationships between measurement and geometry. The activities build on students' prior knowledge as students work with partners and as a whole class to identify and classify terms to develop their understanding of measurement. After... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan

Provided by: Illuminations

Mirroring Kandinsky

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Geometry in the World of Art,” students explore the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. Students apply what they have learned in previous lessons by designing... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Mixing In Math

This site offers 40 activities that can be used to teach and practice math skills during everyday routines. Activities are designed for use in after school programs, daily school routines, and at home for kids ages 5-13. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: TERC

More or less estimator

This activity allows the user to estimate quantities and sizes including the number of objects in a set, the lengths of a curve, and the area of a shape (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics)

Provided by: Shodor

More work with shapes

In the second lesson in a multi-part unit, students continue to explore geometric concepts by modeling on the geoboard. After assessing prior knowledge, the teacher engages students in a discussion about common properties among the figures they create.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

My pet

In this lesson, the first in an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Traveling Along: Measuring and Mapping,” students develop and use spatial relationships and spatial memory by creating a map of a pet. The students use visual and spatial... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics

Interactive math problems for student grades pre-kindergarten through 12. Each subject strand has interactive lessons for an age group of learners. Lessons move from easiest to hardest. Well organized, user friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Utah State University

Parking at the mall

In this lesson, one of a two-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics at the Mall,” students develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. Activities focus on space for parking and space for leasing shops in the mall. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Parts of a square

Students investigate the ways shapes can be divided into equal pieces with one or two cuts. It provides a review of the following vocabulary terms: square, triangle, and rectangle; congruent, one-half, and one-fourth. The other lessons in this unit build... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Pattern block fractions

In this that lesson builds on the previous two lessons, students focus on the identification of fractional parts of a region and record them in standard form. Students continue to develop communication skills by working together to express their understanding... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations